Last Modified: Monday, February 25, 2013 at 2:49 p.m.

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Lt. Tony Ivey said deputies were called to the restaurant at 2:13 p.m. Monday after a 911 call from the store. They arrived to find a man unconscious in a silver Chevrolet Impala in the parking lot.

Ivey said the man was shot at least once. The man was taken to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center by EMS, with a deputy following behind the ambulance with blue lights and siren on.

“Right now, we don't know the severity of his injuries,” Ivey said.

A Chrysler 300, possibly silver or champagne colored, was seen leaving the parking lot around the time of the shooting, but right now, investigators don't know if the car is connected to the shooting, Ivey said.

Westview Fairforest Fire Department responded to the scene, along with the numerous deputies, investigators and the sheriff's office crime scene unit.

Gloved investigators looked through the Impala and shot photos of the interior. Deputies roped off the back portion of the Taco Bell parking lot near the drive-thru, but the restaurant appeared to remain open.

Cars slowed down at the sight of blue lights as they came through the busy intersection at Warren H. Abernathy Highway and Franklin Avenue, near Interstate 26 and WestGate Mall. Deputies blocked off Franklin Avenue.

A shooting during the day in a major shopping area of Spartanburg like the one reported is rare, Ivey said.

“This is a very busy area,” he said. “To have something like this happen here is very unusual.”

Anyone with information about the shooting may call CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CRIMESC.

<p>The Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting reported in the parking lot of Taco Bell on Warren H. Abernathy Highway.</p><p>Lt. Tony Ivey said deputies were called to the restaurant at 2:13 p.m. Monday after a 911 call from the store. They arrived to find a man unconscious in a silver Chevrolet Impala in the parking lot.</p><p>Ivey said the man was shot at least once. The man was taken to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center by EMS, with a deputy following behind the ambulance with blue lights and siren on.</p><p>“Right now, we don't know the severity of his injuries,” Ivey said.</p><p>A Chrysler 300, possibly silver or champagne colored, was seen leaving the parking lot around the time of the shooting, but right now, investigators don't know if the car is connected to the shooting, Ivey said.</p><p>Westview Fairforest Fire Department responded to the scene, along with the numerous deputies, investigators and the sheriff's office crime scene unit.</p><p>Gloved investigators looked through the Impala and shot photos of the interior. Deputies roped off the back portion of the Taco Bell parking lot near the drive-thru, but the restaurant appeared to remain open.</p><p>Cars slowed down at the sight of blue lights as they came through the busy intersection at Warren H. Abernathy Highway and Franklin Avenue, near Interstate 26 and WestGate Mall. Deputies blocked off Franklin Avenue.</p><p>A shooting during the day in a major shopping area of Spartanburg like the one reported is rare, Ivey said.</p><p>“This is a very busy area,” he said. “To have something like this happen here is very unusual.”</p><p>Anyone with information about the shooting may call CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CRIMESC.</p>